Edwin Bray Booth ★ World War II Gold Star Veteran from Massachusetts
On March 24, 1945 Sergeant Booth was declared a casualty of World War II. ★ He served with honor in the United States Army. ★ He is remembered by the people of Massachusetts. ★ May his positive example inspire us. Working together towards peace, mutual respect, and equality for all.
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Service Details
| This Profile ID | 52114 |
| Service ID | 31366468 |
| Name | Edwin Bray Booth |
| From | Islington, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
| Birth Date | April 27, 1925 |
| Casualty Date | March 24, 1945 |
| War | World War II |
| Service Branch | Army |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Specialty | Squad Leader |
| Unit/Group | 17th Airborne Division, 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment |
| Casualty Type | KIA - Killed in Action |
| Burial | Plot E Row 1 Grave 11, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands |
| Notable Awards |
★ Purple Heart |
| Remembered | 
Edwin Bray Booth is buried or memorialized at Plot E Row 1 Grave 11, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location. |
Additional Details
Sgt Edwin B Booth graduated from Westwood High School and completed two terms at Harvard ... He enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 12 July 1943 ... He trained as an Infantry Paratrooper at Fort Benning and Camp Forrest and was promoted to sergeant in January 1945 ... Later that month he was wounded in combat in Belgium, but returned to the front ... he was killed in action when his regiment, the 513 Infantry, was parachuted into the German lines at Wesel, on March 24, 1945 ... The British troops followed in and buried him, with other American dead, on or near the field of battle ... One month later his body was transferred to the United States Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland. |
Commendations + Awards
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★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Purple Heart
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ Parachutist Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Presidential Unit Citation
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
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• 933 Korean War
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• 35 Pearl Harbor casualties
• 153 D-Day Normandy casualties
• 21 Medal of Honor recipients
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• 933 Korean War
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• 288 Prisoners of war
• 3,858 Missing in action
• 35 Pearl Harbor casualties
• 153 D-Day Normandy casualties
• 21 Medal of Honor recipients
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